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"Mom didn't answer," he said softly.

Arnold smiled, though a flicker of something unreadable passed through his gaze. "She's probably busy."

"Let's not bother her," he continued. "How about Daddy takes you out to dinner tonight?"

Alex's face brightened. "Can we invite Aunt Linda too?"

Arnold nodded, ruffling his hair. "Good idea."

With that, Alex slid off his lap, his small feet padding across the polished floor as he ran back to his playroom.

Arnold, however, remained seated. A weight settled on his shoulders as he returned to the parlor where his guests awaited.

The air inside the parlor was thick with expectation.

The assembled guests, all prominent figures in the werewolf world, had come with their own agendas.

Most had only heard whispers of Arnold's heir, but now that they had seen Alex with their own eyes, speculation spread like wildfire.

"He's been hiding a child all this time?" one murmured to another.

"Was he secretly married?"

"If so, why hasn't he introduced the mother?"

Their unspoken questions hung in the air, but Arnold remained indifferent to their curiosity. He had no obligation to explain himself.

Among them were families who had come with a clear purpose-introducing their daughters to Arnold, hoping to secure a powerful marriage alliance.

They had prepared carefully, dressing their daughters in elegant gowns,

instructing them to charm and impress.

But Arnold hadn't even looked their way.

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His disinterest was a quiet but brutal rejection.

the fathers in the room clenched their fists in

if he wasn't married,

silent battle of

they wanted. It

at the arcade, Nora remained unaware of

had spent a lot of time recently working on her

woman standing

was Flora,

Just then, Flora smirked.

same,

the sight of Nora alone in an arcade was

Flora had always been part of the popular crowd-friends with

of woman who thrived on exclusivity and social

had

Too smart.

Too independent.

unwilling to play their

her heels. Linda would

corner decorated

the couch, sipping a cup of tea

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excitement.

just saw," Flora announced, sliding onto the couds with

glanced at her. She was reading a document, her expression calm and

with

Nora," Flora said, her voice carrying a sharp edge of glee. "In an arcade,

was loud and unrestrained. "That girl? Still wasting her time like

all these years, she's still the same-always pretending to be above everything, but in reality,

head with mock

indifferent. She flipped a

nothing to do

Linda

and Jenna took pleasure in

indifferent.

matter to her. Not

did she feel the need

as Nora stepped through the door of her quiet home, reality settled

faded into the background as